| Ingredients
of this formula and their effects |
| Herba
Menthae - Bo He |
| Clears
the head and the eyes, alleviates sore throat |
| Fructus
Arctium Lappa - Nui
Bang Zi |
| Clears
the head and the eyes, soothes sore throat |
| Schizonepeta
Tenuifolia - Jing Jie |
| Has
powerful antibiotic and antipyretic actions |
| Forsythia
Suspensa - Lian Qiao |
| Is
a broad spectrum antibiotic, inhibiting many gram negative
and gram positive bacteria. Has exhibited the actions
of promoting formation of specific antibodies increasing
the phagocytic function of inflammatory cells and antagonism
of histamine induced inflammation. It also has antipyretic
actions |
| Chrysanthemum
Morifolium - Ju
Hua |
| Has
antipyretic actions and alleviates fever, headaches
and disperses and removes toxins |
| Platycodon
Grandiflorum - Jie
Geng |
| Has
both expectorant and antitussive actions, circulates
the lung energy and resolves phlegm and coughing. It
also has known antihistamine actions. Has a marked expectorant
action and increases mucous secretion in the respiratory
tract, diluting the sputum for easy expectoration. It
is widely used in the treatment of common cold, cough
and upper respiratory tract infections including bronchitis
and pneumonia |
| Magnolia
Liliflora - Xin
Yi Hua |
| Assists
in clearing nasal mucus and congestion |
| Morus
Alba - Sang Ye |
| Alleviates
coughing and has additional antibacterial effects |
| Glycyrrhiza
Uralensis - Gan
Cao |
| Has
expectorant and anti-inflammatory properties |
| Mentha
Haplocalyx |
| Relieves
headaches, sore throat and fever |
| Pueraria
Lobata - Ge
Gen |
| Has
significant antipyretic actions and is effective in cases of high
fever associated with common cold, influenza and upper repiratory
infections |
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